arval

词形变化

arvals 复数 arvals

别名

arfal arvel arvil arvill arvall arvell averill arvale

释义与例句

n.
  1. 1.

    A funeral feast or wake at which bread and ale was served, traditional in Scotland, the North of England, and among the Norse.

    苏格兰 古体
  2. 2.

    The ale served at such a wake, the drinking of which was a ritually significant act in Norse culture.

    历史 罕用
  3. 3.

    The money given to hunters, at the death of a fox, in order to buy ale.

词源

Etymology tree Old Norse arfr Old Norse öl Old Norse erfiǫlder. Middle English arvellder. English arval From Middle English arvell, from Old Norse erfiǫl (“a funeral feast”), from arfr (“inheritance”) + öl (“ale”). Cognate with Danish arveøl (“a wake, funeral feast”). More at erf, ale.

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